Hester (Dewsbury) Delano migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 2, p. 345) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm
Biography
Hester (Dewsbury) Delano was born in England.
"December 19, 1934. Phillip Dela Noo and Hester Dewsbury wer maried."[1][2]
Hester died between the birth of her last child about 1648 and Phillip's remarriage 17 Jan 1653/4.[3]
↑ Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, by Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff and David Pulsifer Vol. 1 (1855) Court Orders 1633-1640 p. 32
↑ 3.03.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004)
Ramsburgh, Edith Roberts. Genealogical Department, "Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine" (The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, July 1923) Vol. 57, No. 7, Whole No. 371, Page 432: 10746a. Delano.
Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents (New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 2009) Page: 56, 436
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hester by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hester:
For my part, I have approved the merge between Dewsbury-18 and Dewsbury-1. Please note that no reliable source is provided for either of the proposed birth dates. The proposed marriage date of 1670 is clearly bogus and should not be heeded.
For my part, I have approved the merge between Dewsbury-18 and Dewsbury-1. Please note that no reliable source is provided for either of the proposed birth dates. The proposed marriage date of 1670 is clearly bogus and should not be heeded.
Dewsbury-18 and Dewsbury-1 appear to represent the same person because: Profile managers, please evaluate if these two profiles represent the same person in the abstract (but with at least one wrong date); or whether the husband to whom both profiles are currently married in fact had two wives of nearly-identical name, but very different ages.
Thanks in advance for your work.